SORTIE REPORT #3681
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑05 126 392 Target: Field Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: La Fosse, France
Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided three 12-aircraft groups forming the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing for today's mission. The 41A Wing led this 1st Air Division Air Task Force of six Wings. While the High and Low Groups bombed the primary on the first run, the Lead Group had trouble locating the target with enough accuracy to release its bombs. After a second unsuccessful run, the Lead Group attacked a target of opportunity (TOO) - another artillery battery - near Morsalines, France.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Group, Low Squadron Lead.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102442 545th JD*J SWISS MISS
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Peterson, Harold William 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Miller, Frederick Christian 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Scheer, Irving 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Rosenblum, Martin Philip 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Campbell, Edgar Lafell 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Haggai, Melvin Edward 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Dehabey, Philip Elias 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Maddox, Richard Neil 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Belczyk, Walter Adam 545 Completed, Uninjured
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